Studio of Typography
The Studio of Typography has belonged to the traditional schools at the Department of Graphic Arts from its very origins up until the current times, had it been called The Studio of Book Culture or The Book and Lettering. In the period after WWII the Studio was headed by František Muzika, Milan Hegar, Jan Solpera and František Śtorm. Karel Haloun, Luboš Drtina and Tomáš Brousil are its current instructors. Proportianally, merely a small group of students focuses on the creation of lettering per se, the field of study being the whole spectrum of graphic design. We put major emphasis on the amalgamation of new and classical media and the use of our school's graphic workshops, which belong to the cornerstones necessary to comprehend our profession.
Head of the Studio
ak. mal. Karel Haloun
Having attended a secondary school of plastic arts (1967-1971) and the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (Studio of Illustration and Poster Design, 1972-1978), he concentrates on graphic design, creates DVD covers, posters, illustrations and free graphic work. In the 1980s he belonged to the art council of The Junior Club Na Chmelnici. Approximately from the year 1996 he has been working in an artist duo with Luděk Kubík. From 2004 to 2008 he was an external, ancillary member of the studio Side2, and since 2008 he has collaborated with the graphic studio 3. Dílna. His creations have been exhibited at solo as well as joint exhibitions both domestically and abroad. Over the years, his work has brought him a number of rewards (for example, The Most Beautiful Books, The Most Beautiful Poster, The Critics' Award at BB, Czech Grand Design). He has been a member of the Typo Design Club (since 1997). His reflections, essays and critical texts are published predominantly in Revolver Revue and SAD. A non-playing member of the groups Jasná páka and Hudba Praha, with which he was inducted into the Beat Hall of Fame in 2006. A co-founder of the secret music society Pornografičanka.
Assistants
Luboš Drtina
Luboš Drtina focuses on book design, illustration, and creation of posters, exhibitions, author's books, CD design and free graphic production. From 1990 to 1995 he worked on the graphic layout of the journal Vokno. From 1994 to 1998 he was an art-director for the journals Mladý svět, Beverage Revue, Hi-Fi. Since 1990 he has been designing book layouts and creating illustrations for numerous publishing houses (ERM, Eminent, Thyrsus, Paseka, Volvox Globator, Nakladatelstvĺ Franze Kafky, Mladá fronta, Akropolis, Galén, Gallery, Academia, Argo etc.).
He has graphically designed over 200 books titles. In his own bibliophile series he has published collections by Luďek Marks, Josef Mlejnek, František Halaš, Markéta Hejná, Miloš Doležal and others. He collaborates with the theater Komorní činohra, the West Bohemian Gallery in Pilsen, the Moravian Gallery in Brno. His book designs have earned him a number of awards.
Tomáš Brousil
Since 1998 he has devoted himself to graphic design especially in the sphere of culture. In 2003 he founded an independent type foundry, Suitcase Type Foundry, which now offers over 200 fonts. He has participated in international exhibitions and projects related to typeface. In 1998 his font Gloriola earned him The Certificate of Excellence in Type Design from The Type Directors Club in New York and the 1st prize in the font category at the Bi-Annual of Graphic Design in Brno.
